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Recent Examples of leeway
Union leaders note the law offers some leeway.
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Nonprofit legal organizations have more leeway to pursue penalties for other allegations employees experienced, even if the individual worker named in the lawsuit did not personally experience all of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But a series of court decisions in the past 50 years has given the executive branch more leeway to withdraw from treaties.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The amount of leeway ranges from 21 days (in Washington state) to one day (in Texas).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Nonprofit legal organizations have more leeway to pursue penalties for other allegations employees experienced, even if the individual worker named in the lawsuit did not personally experience all of them.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
But a series of court decisions in the past 50 years has given the executive branch more leeway to withdraw from treaties.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
The amount of leeway ranges from 21 days (in Washington state) to one day (in Texas).
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leeway
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The new star has moved from horizon to center stage for Auriemma, freshman Blanca Quinonez, from Argentina by way of Italy, picked up the scoring slack with 14 points in the first half as the Huskies led by seven.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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As journalism scholar Paul Alonso writes, looking at two cases from South America, sometimes satirical media takes up the slack.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2026
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Together, these cosmic ingredients could keep auroras active tonight, offering skywatchers another chance to glimpse the colorful display dancing across higher-latitude skies.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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In northern latitudes, greenhouses are usually oriented east to west, with a clear exposure on the south side (that means no shade).—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Leeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leeway. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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